4th Circuit backs 2-year limit on innocent spouse tax relief

A Treasury Regulation that establishes a two-year limitations period to request innocent spouse relief is valid, and an ex-wife who failed to make a timely request may therefore be jointly liable for a tax deficiency, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held last week.
The decision reversed the U.S. Tax Court, which had said the ...

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